5 Ways to Get Dad to Wear a Bow Tie on Father’s Day

Take it up a notch this year with a bow tie. However, that is likely easier said than done as not many gentlemen typically make this sartorial decision, but that’s ok. There are many ways to coax daddy into wearing one even if it isn’t part of his typical wardrobe.

The biggest part is to boost his confidence. Trying on a different type of neckwear can seem intimidating, but the key is to boost his confidence in making a bold decision.

Here are five ways to do this:

1. Find Him a Great Bow TieWhen shopping, it is important to note that there’s a great variety of patterns and colors you can choose for your father. So, you can certainly consider his personality when finding the perfect tie.

Depending on the lucky dude, you likely will want to get one that has a rather calm pattern and color palette to ease him into the brotherhood — perhaps a red or blue tie with either stripes or dots. He will stand out (in a good way) just for sporting a different type of neckwear. Thus, there’s no need to go zany with the design from the get-go. That can come later.

Given that the weather is warm, a seersucker pattern could likely do the trick as the pattern would go well with most colors of dress shirts and suits.

Most men like to do things for themselves. When it comes to tying bow ties, you should harness this trait in your dad by teaching him how to tie his own bow ties. Tying one’s own tie really makes a dude stand out so much more. In fact, many of the people who he encounters will likely wonder how he tied it, which will make him seem even more impressive.

Fortunately, there are plenty of resources out there from which he can learn. For instance, there are web videos, diagrams, and images. Take advantage of what the Internet has to offer.

The cool part is that learning the technique is not hard at all. Once your dad learns, he’ll look like a pro to the uninitiated.

3. Establish a TraditionNeckwear can certainly impress your father, but there’s more meaningful things one can give him as a gift.

Why not start a new tradition? They — whoever they are — say that imitation is one of the sincerest forms of flattery. That’s what Winston Churchill did for his father, Lord Randolph Churchill. According to some of his biographers, Churchill wore his signature blue and white dot bow ties since his father did. Like him, your gift could start a father-son fashion tradition that can symbolize your love for each other.